"Executive Order 13224" is the seventh episode of the third season of The Good Wife and the fifty-third episode overall. It has aired by CBS on November 6, 2011. It was written by Leonard Dick and directed by Brooke Kennedy.
Summary[]
Diane and Alicia find themeselves in the murky world of post-9/11 law when the firm takes on the case of an American citizen who claims to have been imprisoned and tortured by the U.S. military in Afghanistan. The government is refusing to turn over classified material and when they finally get a court order on the subject are inundated with redacted material. New associate Caitlin finds a clue in the redacted material. At the State's Attorney's office, Cary Agos digs up some old dirt on Will from when he worked in Baltimore, and they decide to use it to pressure Will to give them information on gangster Lemond Bishop.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick
- Matt Czuchry as Cary Agos
- Archie Panjabi as Kalinda Sharma
- Mackenzie Vega as Grace Florrick
- Alan Cumming as Eli Gold (credit only)
- Josh Charles as Will Gardner
- Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart
Special Guest Star[]
Guest Starring[]
- Titus Welliver as Glenn Childs
- Jay O. Sanders as Judge Hal Ferris
- Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni
- Monica Raymund as Dana Lodge
- Anna Camp as Caitlin D'Arcy
- Aaron Tveit as Specher Zschau
- Waleed F. Zuaiter as Danny Marwat
- Stephen Sable as Dr. Val Phouayvongsha
- Michael Braun as Jim Duff
- Paul Collins as Secret Court Judge
- T.J. Kenneally as Secret Court Counselor
- Clark Jackson as Lt. Matthew Curt
- Mary Beth Peil as Jackie Florrick (with)
- Bob Balaban as Gordon Higgs (and)
Co-Starring[]
- Ismael Cruz Cordova as Jimmy Patrick
- Jennifer Lim as Diane's Assistant
- Don Stephenson as Bob Lachness
- James Clow as Young Man
- Erin Fritch as Young Woman
Plot[]
Background Information[]
Production[]
Broadcast[]
- This episode first aired on November 6, 2011.
- On its first airing this episode attracted 9.07 million viewers.